Health and Safety
Executive / Commission
Freedom of Information
OCs are arranged according to a topic classification system.
Industry/health & safety topic-specific
The headings are arranged in alphabetical order:
[380-400]
[401-423]
[430-462]
[471-475]
| Class | Definition | Format | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| OC 474/4 | Handling and making up of fabrics treated with fire resistant, crease resistant and other finishes - Health problems in the clothing and upholstery industries | [20kb] |
Free |
[480-507]
[520-555]
[559]
| Class | Definition | Format | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| OC 559/7 | Ignition hazards due to radio frequency sources: computer assessment of risk | [77kb] |
Free |
| OC 559/8 | Guidelines for magnetic resonance diagnostic equipment in clinical use | [75kb] |
Free |
| OC 559/9 | Ultra-violet radiation exposure from general workplace light sources | HTML | Free |
[560-564]
[570-576]
| Class | Definition | Format | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| OC 571/6 | Drycleaning with hydrocarbon solvents | [115kb] |
Free |
| OC 571/8 (rev) | Use of hydroflouric acid in spotting agents in the dry cleaning industry | [94kb] |
Free |
[600-671]
[680-700]
| Class | Definition | Format | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| OC 687/5 | Safety in the handling of flat glass | [16kb] |
Free |
| OC 687/7 | The hazards associated with the silvering of mirrors, vacuum flasks etc. | [39kb] |
Free |
| OC 690/12 (rev) | Safe operation of kilns in ceramic craft studios | [22kb] |
Free |
| OC 690/13 | Safe operation of ball mills used in potteries and allied industries | [187kb] |
Free |
| OC 692/3 | Planning applications at or near quarries | [36kb] |
Free |
| OC 693/6 | The Quarries Regulations 1999 | [82kb] |
Free |
| OC 693/7 | Cooperation between HSE and the coal authority | HTML | Free |
| OC 696/2 | The use of small vehicles in quarries and open-cast coal quarries | [11kb] |
Free |
| OC/700/2 | Exemptions Under Quarries Regualtions 1999 | [15kb] |
Free |
[701-702]
| Class | Definition | Format | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| OC 702/20 | Safety specifications published by the British Fibreboard Packaging Association | [15kb] |
Free |
[730-731]
| Class | Definition | Format | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| OC 730/8 | Work carried out by ships' crews in shipyards and dry docks | [10kb] |
Free |
| OC 730/9 | Storage and use of oxygen and fuel gases on board ships under construction or repair | [47kb] |
Free |
| OC 730/11 | Temporary electrical installations in shipbuilding and ship repairing | [103kb] |
Free |
| OC 730/12 (2 part) |
Staging around ships and boats in build and repair yards | [40kb] |
Free |
| OC 730/13 (2 part) |
Application of surface coatings to ships & tanks | [41kb] |
Free |
| OC 730/15 | Marine anti-fouling coatings | [84kb] |
Free |
| OC 730/16 | the Shipbuilding and Ship-repairing Health and Safety Consultative Committee and the Shipbuilders and Ship-repairers Association (SSA) health and safety guidance notes | [15kb] |
Free |
| OC 730/17 | Health and safety during ships; mooring operations | [68kb] |
Free |
[742-772]
| Class | Definition | Format | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| OC 742/1 | Sewing machines and electromagnetic fields | [15kb] |
Free |
| OC 742/2 | Control of Cotton and Wool Process Dusts | [84kb] |
Free |
| OC 755/1 | Textile humidification and air-conditioning systems | [21kb] |
Free |
| OC 764/3 | Explosion risk at pressure vessels used for bleaching textile materials and hydrogen peroxide | [24kb] |
Free |
| OC 767/1 | Safety at fibre rope, cordage and net making machinery | [12kb] |
Free |
| OC 770/7 | Safeguarding metal spinning machines | [116kb] |
Free |
[780-794]
| Class | Definition | Format | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| OC 780/1 | Memorandum of understanding between HSE and the Department of Transport (DOT) for enforcement etc. activities at the water margin and offshore | [22kb] |
Free |
| OC 783/3 | Dangerous Substances in Harbour Areas Regulations 1987 (DSHAR): Part 1X - Explosives | [13kb] |
Free |
| OC 786/5 | Railway safety legislation | [18kb] |
Free |
| OC 789/4 | 'Road traffic type' issues: overlap with other enforcement agencies | [21kb] |
Free |
| OC 789/5 | Risks to the public from un/loading vehicles on the highway | [23kb] |
Free |
| OC 790/12 | Repairs to fork arms for fork-lift trucks | [12kb] |
Free |
| OC 790/16 | Rider-operated lift trucks: operator training and approved code of practice | [22kb] |
Free |
| OC 793/2 | Fitness to drive: Vocational drivers | [25kb] |
Free |
| OC 794/3 | The Freight Containers (Safety Convention) Regulations 1984 | [44kb] |
Free |
[800-805]
| Class | Definition | Format | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| OC 801/2 | Sport parachuting: Liaison between HSE inspectors and the civil aviation authority (CAA) | [10kb] |
Free |
| OC 801/2 supp 1 | Sport parachuting - liaison between HSE inspectors and the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA): MOD Parachuting | [10kb] |
Free |
| OC 803/55 | Safe use of dumpers | [11kb] |
Free |
| OC 803/56 | British Standard BS AU 161: Part 2: 1989 specification for mobile vehicle lifts | [9kb] |
Free |
| OC 803/58 | Vehicle Finishing Units – Risks from Gross Leakage of Fuels | [41kb] |
Free |
| OC 803/62 | Explosion hazard from heat applied to pneumatic tyres | [11kb] |
Free |
| OC 803/69 | Application of PUWER & LOWER to MVR | [78kb] |
Free |
| OC 803/70 | Closed circuit TV on road going vehicles | [32kb] |
Free |
| OC 803/71 | Apllication of the Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulation (DSEAR) 2002 to motor vehicle repair and part 2 (id doc) | [18kb] |
Free |
Miscellaneous: not elsewhere specified
[811-847]
| Class | Definition | Format | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| OC 655/7 | COMAH application at surface treatment sites | HTML | Free |
| OC 811/30 | Safeguarding Multi-Blade Roof Truss Saws | [274kb] |
Free |
| OC 846/8 | Environmental Protection Act 1990: Licensing of waste disposal sites | [32kb] |
Free |
| OC 847/4 | Water boreholes: Potential hazard from methane evolution | [2.7mb] |
Free |
| OC 847/9 | Sewage sludge drying plant | [78kb] |
Free |
| OC 847/10 | Reservoirs and HSW Act: inspection policy | [28kb] |
Free |